Description
Software engineering (SWE) for computational science and engineering (CSE) is challenging, with ever-more sophisticated, higher fidelity simulation of ever-larger and more complex problems involving larger data volumes, more domains and more researchers. Targeting high-end computers multiplies these challenges. We invest a great deal in creating these codes, but we rarely talk about that experience. Instead we focus on the results.
Our goal is to raise awareness of SWE for CSE on supercomputers as a major challenge, and to begin the development of an international “community of practice” to continue these important discussions outside of annual workshops and other “traditional” venues.
Agenda
| Time | Title (link to slides) | Speaker/Moderator | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 min | Introduction and Goals | David E. Bernholdt | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 10 min | People in CSE: Incentives and Insight | James Howison | University of Texas - Austin |
| Lightning Talks | |||
| 3 min | Introduction to the IDEAS Software Productivity Project | Lois Curfman McInnes | Argonne National Laboratory |
| 3 min | ppOpen-HPC: Open Source Infrastructure for Development and Execution of Large-Scale Scientific Applications on Post-Peta Scale Supercomputers with Automatic Tuning (AT) | Takahiro Katagiri & Kengo Nakajima | University of Tokyo |
| 3 min | Software Engineering for Large-scale in silico Neuroscience Research | Felix Schuermann | EPFL - Blue Brain Project |
| 3 min | Eclipse Foundation and Eclipse Science Working Group | Greg Watson | IBM |
| 3 min | Software engineering for large scale science (VERCE project) | Amy Krause | EPCC, University of Edinburgh |
| 3 min | NITRD CSESSP Challenges Workshop | Mike Heroux | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 3 min | TOMS Replicated Computational Results Initiative | Mike Heroux | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 3 min | Software as Infrastructure at NSF | Daniel S. Katz | National Science Foundation |
| 3 min | Summary of Workshops in the SWE for CSE on HPC Area | Daniel S. Katz & Neil Chue Hong (with additional contributions from Jeff Carver, Marlon Pierce, and Greg Watson) | |
| 3 min | Better software, better research | Neil Chue Hong | Software Sustainability Institute, University of Edinburgh |
| 3 min | Software Carpentry | Neil Chue Hong | Software Sustainability Institute, University of Edinburgh |
| 3 min | CREATE: Computational Research Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environments. A DoD Program to Aid Acquisition Engineering | Doug Post | Dept. of Defense HPC Modernization Program and Software Engineering Institute |
| 3 min | Software Needs for Integrated Simulations for Magnetic Fusion Energy Sciences | David E. Bernholdt | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 3 min | Introducing the Computational Science & Engineering Software Forum (cse-software.org) | David E. Bernholdt | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 25 min | General Discussion | ||
| 10 min | Wrap-Up and Next Steps |
Discussion Notes
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Organizers
- David E. Bernholdt (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
- Neil Chue Hong (University of Edinburgh)
- Kengo Nakajima (University of Tokyo)
- Daniel S. Katz (University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory)
- Mike Heroux (Sandia National Laboratories)
- Felix Schuermann (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)